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and clearly that was "harry potter." and in a very, very different, it's also "the casual vacancy." >> reporter: you've gone -- it seems to me -- from the ultimate fantasy to the ultimate reality. >> i have gone from dragons and unicorns and all the fun that's involved in writing that to a book that's intensely personal, that expresses a lot of my reality. >> reporter: rowling insists the book isn't a memoir but she did draw on the darker times of her life to craft her characters. >> we have an adult character in the book who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. and these are -- these are things i know from the inside, yeah. >> reporter: the ocd part of it as well? >> when i was in my teens, i had issues with ocd. >> reporter: how did it manifest? >> compulsions. >> like? >> checking things. you know, it's very common. checking, double checking, triple checking. >> reporter: some might wonder why rowling, an almost billionaire, would bother writing another book -- putting her reputation on the line. so how will you decide
and clearly that was "harry potter." and in a very, very different, it's also "the casual vacancy." >> reporter: you've gone -- it seems to me -- from the ultimate fantasy to the ultimate reality. >> i have gone from dragons and unicorns and all the fun that's involved in writing that to a book that's intensely personal, that expresses a lot of my reality. >> reporter: rowling insists the book isn't a memoir but she did draw on the darker times of her life...
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harry potter gave me back self-respect. harry gave me a job to do that i love more than anything else. if i had made just enough to justify to continue to write, it would have cheered me up a great amount. it's not that cavalier a thing to say. >> reporter: what's your reward? you've finished the book. you're going to go on the tour. >> which will be lots of fun. but i'm looking forward to getting home because we're getting a new dog. my reward is getting home and look after a new puppy. >> she is completely charming. after five, long years, how does the new book start? tomorrow, you'll find out right here, as j.k. rowling opens up and reads the first passage for us. she asked me, only a half-dozen, a dozen readers in the world, what i thought about the book and whether or not i cried at the end. we'll show you that, too. >> you can see more of cynthia's interview on "world news" and later on "nightline." and check out the newsmakers interview at goodmorningamerica.com. >>> i love saying this. two-time emmy winner, julie bo
harry potter gave me back self-respect. harry gave me a job to do that i love more than anything else. if i had made just enough to justify to continue to write, it would have cheered me up a great amount. it's not that cavalier a thing to say. >> reporter: what's your reward? you've finished the book. you're going to go on the tour. >> which will be lots of fun. but i'm looking forward to getting home because we're getting a new dog. my reward is getting home and look after a new...
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>> it won't sell as many as "harry potter." lightning doesn't strike twice. >> reporter: instead of chasing harry, rowling says she has writ in a book she felt she had to write, asking us to confront the darkest side of our humanity and grapple with it. cynthia mcfadden, abc news, edinboro. i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no netw
>> it won't sell as many as "harry potter." lightning doesn't strike twice. >> reporter: instead of chasing harry, rowling says she has writ in a book she felt she had to write, asking us to confront the darkest side of our humanity and grapple with it. cynthia mcfadden, abc news, edinboro. i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical...
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>> it won't sell as many books as harry potter because i think lightning doesn't strike twice, but i accepted that a long time ago. >> we have all been told laughter is the best medicine. russell told us that facebook is a bargain at $38 a share. >> yeah. there you go. >> it's been quite a week. i think next week is going to be huge because of the debates. >> yeah, can you believe it? round one of the debates. should be very interesting. my prediction, the honeymoon with the refs will be over after sunday's f@$
>> it won't sell as many books as harry potter because i think lightning doesn't strike twice, but i accepted that a long time ago. >> we have all been told laughter is the best medicine. russell told us that facebook is a bargain at $38 a share. >> yeah. there you go. >> it's been quite a week. i think next week is going to be huge because of the debates. >> yeah, can you believe it? round one of the debates. should be very interesting. my prediction, the...
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rowling from harry potter with her first adult book. >> and the first couple booted from "dancing with the stars," the all-star edition. >> we heard what wendy williams had to say about that. your predictions, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> what's going on over there? >> the ostrich pillow makes another appearance. >> that's ghastly. thanks for watching. only five more. that means three. >> four seconds, guys. >>> good morning. fog delaying arrivals 46 minutes at san francisco international. let's check in with mike. >>> 10, 11:00 rapid clearing trend. good morning. livermore a little warmer than average everybody else cooler if not significantly around san francisco, seven degrees cooler than average clouds at the coast more than yesterday. warmer everywhere thursday. >>> bay bridge toll jammed metering lights on, stall lane two commuter lane the way to go. slow southbound 880, sack machine foe both directions of 80 "sig alert" accident in the median there
rowling from harry potter with her first adult book. >> and the first couple booted from "dancing with the stars," the all-star edition. >> we heard what wendy williams had to say about that. your predictions, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> what's going on over there? >> the ostrich pillow makes another appearance. >> that's ghastly. thanks for watching. only five more. that means three. >> four seconds, guys. >>> good morning. fog...